September 2020 – weather summary
A rather frosty September in places further north.
Frost
The first frost of the autumn and model shortcomings
So much for the ICON model and its forecast 2 metre air temperature for Altnaharra at o6 UTC this morning of 3°C. The Germans look like they have problems with that model because the temperature at …
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Rain in the south another frost for Scotland
Another beautiful clear and sunny, if not cold start to the day in the Highlands, we certainly need a good day to make up for the non-stop April showers of yesterday, but the air frosts just …
“Temperatures low enough for a touch of light frost” – let’s see how they do with this one
I didn’t catch Nick Miller’s “possible touch of frost” in his forecast yesterday evening on iPlayer before the BBC quickly whipped it off. So call this screenshot forward planning, in the full expectation that the “touch …
Alex could have always done a quick McKenzie in his head…
When is -6.6°C a touch of frost? When the Met Office say it is
Record cold night of 12/13th December 1981 at Shawbury
A look back at the record cold night of the 12/13th December 1981 at Shawbury, and how it may have been even colder if thickening cloud and wind hadn’t arrived late in the night.